Two liquids non-mixed type-acrylic adhesive composition

ABSTRACT

The following A-agent and B-agent are applied independently respectively to the faces of two materials to be attached and the faces of adhesion are stuck together. 
     
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     A-agent                                                                   
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(1) chlorosulfonated polyethylene                                         
                          5-30 parts by weight                            
(2) one kind or more acrylic monomer                                      
                          10-100 parts by weight                          
    which are selected from acrylic acid,                                 
    methacrylic acid, acrylic ester,                                      
    methacrylic ester, diacrylate,                                        
    dimethacrylate, polyfunctional                                        
    acrylate and polyfunctional                                           
    dimethacrylate                                                        
(3) diglycidyl ether type-epoxy resin                                     
                          0-50 parts by weight                            
(4) peroxide of cumene hydroperoxide                                      
                          1-50 parts by weight                            
    and the like                                                          
(5) age resister          0-50 parts by weight                            
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     The A-agent is obtained by mixing, stirring and solving above-mentioned (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).______________________________________B-agent______________________________________(1) graft polymer composed                          1-40 parts by weight    epichlorohydrin rubber and    acrylic monomer(2) polymerization promoter comprised                          1-50 parts by weight    of amnine-aldehyde condensation    product(3) one kind or more acrylic monomer                          10-130 parts by weight    which are selected from acrylic acid,    methacrylic acid, acrylic ester,    methacrylic ster, diacrylate    and dimethacrylate, polyfunctional    acrylate and polyfunctional    methacrylate(4) epoxy resin which is represented by                          0-50 parts by weight    diglycidyl ether type(5) age resister          0-5 parts by weight______________________________________ 
     The B-agent is obtained by mixing, stirring and solving the above-mentioned (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). 
     Effects of the invention are 1) The working property become satisfactory, 2) An excessive permeation of the amine-aldehyde condensation product disappeared, 3) A stickiness of the overflowing portion is dissolved, and 4) A filling up--adhesive property is improved.

DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

1. Industrial Utilization Field of the Invention

The two liquids non-mixed type-acrylic adhesive composition of the present invention is an adhesive which the utilization is expected to be widely used as an adhesion of various materials or on a field of the consuming public in the industrial world of light electric appliances, construction, motorcars, and the like.

2. Prior Art

An adhesive having a cure completing type (hereinafter, referred to as a primer type) by combining A-agent indicated in the claim with amine-aldehyde condensation product is an existing technique, and is in place on the market already (for example, Diabond SG-11, manufactured by Nogawa Chemical Co., Ltd.).

A curing mechanism of this adhesive is that a peroxide included in the A-agent is decomposed by amine-aldehyde condensation product of the primer and the acrylic monomer in the A-agent is polymerized and cured in accordance with the claim transfer of the radical which is generated. Also, by using amine-aldehyde condensation product for the reactive initiation catalyst, since the cure of A-agent is performed positively in the case which the peroxide is not existence in the A-agent, it is recognized that a graft polymerization is performed by the acrylic monomer to chlorosulfonated polyethylene in the A-agent.

However, the following defects are in existence in the customary technique (primer type).

(1) Working property is unsatisfactory.

When the viscosity of amine-aldehyde condensation product and the viscosity of A-agent are too much different, a treatment is difficult and the working property is unsatisfactory. (A-agent: 8000-13,000 cps, B-agent (primer) : below two hundred cps)

(2) An excessive permeation of amine-aldehyde condensation product.

In the case where amine-aldehyde condensation product is applied to a material having a porous surface and large permeability, an inferiority of contact is generated between A-agent and amine-aldehyde condensation product because of an excessive permeation due to the low viscosity and an unsatisfactory cure is produced.

(3) A survival of stickiness in an overflowed portion.

Amine-aldehyde condensation product is not concerned in the chemical reaction directory, and in the case where the condensation product is applied excessively in order that the condensation product may be a catalyst and an accelerator, the overflowed portion becomes sticky permanently.

(4) There is weakness in regard to the surface clearances.

In the case where the material to be attached is not a flat surface, an unsatisfactory cure on the basis of an inferior contact between A-agent and amine-aldehyde condensation product is produced due to the clearance of the adhesive surface.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

The development of a two liquids non-mixed type-acrylic adhesive composition by which the above-mentioned defects are overcome. That is to say, the following problems are solved by the improvements are regarded as the problems.

(1) An improvement of working property.

(2) a prevention of an excessive permeation of amine-aldehyde condensation product.

(3) a dissolution of stickness in the overflowed portion.

(4) an improvement of weakness in high surface clearances.

Means for Solving the Problems

Some high molecular substances were considered as a binder of amine-aldehyde condensation product in order to overcome these defects, it was considered that the effectiveness was satisfactory in overcoming the above-mentioned defects and then an examination was applied in regard to the affect of the adhesive toward natural rubber and synthetic rubber or synthetic resin on the market.

The conditions that are requested for the high molecular substances which are used as the binder of amine-aldehyde condensation product used for B-agent:

(1) Compatibility is satisfactory between the high molecular substances and acrylic polymer and chlorosulfonated polyethylene which are regarded as the fundamental composition of A-agent.

(2) The high molecilar substances are excellent for preservation stability and layer seperation stability in the case where are compounded in the B-agent.

It is discovered that the graft polymer composed of epichlorohydrin rubber and acrylic monomer indicated in the B-agent included in the claim by way of the high molecular substances which these conditions are satisfied is most effective. (Example No. 1 and Example No. 2)

The composition of A-agent in accordance with the present invention:

    __________________________________________________________________________     A-agent                                                                        __________________________________________________________________________     (1)                                                                              Chlorosulfonated polyethylene                                                                            5-30                                                                               parts by weight                                (2)                                                                              one or more acrylic monomers which are selected from                                                     10-100                                                                             parts by weight                                  acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic ester,                                 methacrylic ester, diacrylate, dimethacrylate,                                 polyfuctional acrylate and polyfunctional dimetha-                             crylate                                                                      (3)                                                                              diglycidyl ether epoxy resin                                                                             0-50                                                                               parts by weight                                (4)                                                                              peroxide of cumene hydroxide                                                                             1-50                                                                               parts by weight                                (5)                                                                              age registor              0-50                                                                               parts by weight                                __________________________________________________________________________

The A-agent is obtained by mixing and stirring the above-mentioned (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).

For the composition of B-agent:

    __________________________________________________________________________     B-agent                                                                        __________________________________________________________________________     (1)                                                                              graft polymer composed of epichlorohydrin rubber and                                                      1-40                                                                               parts by weight                                 acrylic monomer                                                              (2)                                                                              polymerization promoter comprises                                                                         1-50                                                                               parts by weight                                 condensation product                                                         (3)                                                                              one or more acrylic monomers which are selected from                                                      10-100                                                                             parts by weight                                 acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic ester,                                 methacrylic ester, diacrylate and dimethacrylate,                              polyfunctional acrylate and polyfunctional methacrylate                      (4)                                                                              diglycidyl ether           0-50                                                                               parts by weight                                 epoxy resin                                                                  (5)                                                                              age resister               0-5 parts by weight                               __________________________________________________________________________

The B-agent is obtained by mixing and stirring the above-mentioned (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).

Function

The function of A-agent is well understood by referring to the specification of the Japanese Patent No. 1481258 (Japanese Patent Publication No. 27387 of 1988, Applicant: Nogawa Chemical Co., Ltd.) and the above-mentioned function is not included herein as it is well-known.

A detailed description follows with respect to the function of the B-agent. The role of the graft polymer composed of epichlorohydrin rubber and acrylic monomer in the B-agent depends upon the fact that the viscosity of B-liquid can be adjusted freely by regulating compounding quantity in company with a fact that it is a binder of amine-aldehyde condensation product. (so-called two liquids both main agent type). Also, a mutual solubility is in existence between chlorosulfonated polyethylene and acrylic polymer in the A-agent and B-agent, and after the cure, the powerful adhesive layer is formed.

A comparatively satisfactory result is also obtained in the simple substance of epichlorohydrin rubber from among the high molecular substances which are examined, and this result is already described in the specification of the Japanese Patent No. 1481258 (Japanese Patent Publication No. 27387 of 1988.

The conditions which are required with regard to the high molecular substances used as the binder are:

(1) Compatibility between the high molecular substances and chlorosulfonated polyethylene and acrylic polymer which are regarded as a fundamental composition of A-agent is satisfactory.

(2) The preservation stability and the layer separation stability are excellent in the case where the high molecular substances are compounded in the B-agent.

The above-mentioned conditions are not satisfied sufficiently in the simple substance of epichlorohydrin rubber.

Particularly, with regard to the preservation stability of the condition (2), it cannot be said that the simple substance of epichlorohydrin rubber is an excellent binder in order to satisfy the preservation stability for the period of 1-2 years, required for the usefulness of the consuming public and the common industrial usefulness.

Acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylate ester, methacrylate ester, diacrylate, dimethacrylate, polyfunctional acrylate and polyfunctional methacrylate are called the reactive acrylic monomer, and the above-mentioned acrylic monomers are polymerized and cured by catalytic action of the peroxide which is compounded in the A-agent. The mixed system is produced by blending the graft polymer composed of the above-mentioned chlorosulfonated polyethylene and epichlorohydrin rubber and acrylic monomer, the above reactive acrylic monomer, and then a polymerization process itself results in an adhesive process accompanied with which a reinforcement effect of elastomer layer occur.

The epoxy resin which is represented by the diglycidyl ether type becomes a stabilizer of the preservation viscosity, in the B-agent system. This epoxy resin is not a necessary compounding agent especially in the B-agent system, but a long-term preservation stability is established by compounding this epoxy resin.

An age resistor which is similar to the above-mentioned epoxy resin is compounded in order to establish a long-term preservation stability. The age resistor have various types including amine derivative, diamine derivative, reactive product of amine, phenol derivative, thiourea group, imidazole group and the like, but a substance which is especially satisfactory is a phenol derivative in the B-agent system. The phenol derivatives are 2,6-ditertiary butyl paracresol, 2,2-methylene bis 4-methyl 6-tertiary butyl hydroquinone, styrenated phenol, 4,4-butyridene bis 6-tertiary butyl metacresol and the like, and these chemical compounds indicate an excellent effectiveness in all cases.

EXAMPLES Example No. 1

    ______________________________________                                         Compatibility and preservation stability                                       B-agent          Compounding No.                                               compounding       1     2     3   4   5    6   7                               ______________________________________                                         synthetic rubber of                                                                              18                                                           chloroprene group                                                              synthetic rubber of     18                                                     nitrile group                                                                  synthetic rubber of           18                                               SBR GROUP                                                                      copolymerization resin of         35                                           vinylchloride-vinylacetate                                                     epichlorohydrin rubber                10                                       (homopolymer)                                                                  epichlorohydrin rubber                     10                                  (ethyleneoxide copolymer)                                                      graft polymer composed of                      10                              epichlorohydrin rubber and                                                     acrylic monomer                                                                methyl methacrylate                                                                              82    82    82  65  90   90  90                              butylaldehyde-aniline                                                                            10    10    10  10  10   10  10                              condensation product                                                           Compatibility of  a     b     a   b   a    b   c                               chlorosulfonated poly-                                                         ethylene and acrylic                                                           polymer in the A-agent                                                         preservation                                                                            room     6       d   d   d   e   b    b   b                           stability                                                                               temp.   months                                                                         12       d   d   d   d   e    e   b                                            months                                                                         24       d   d   d   d   d    d   b                                            months                                                               40° C. ×  30 days                                                            d     d     d   e   e    e   b                                      80° C. × 24 hours                                                            d     d     d   d   d    d   e                               layer separation stability                                                                       a     a     a   b   b    a   b                               ______________________________________                                    

Example No. 2

    ______________________________________                                         Compatibility and preservation stability                                       B-agent          Compounding No.                                               compounding       8     9     10  11  12   13  14                              ______________________________________                                         synthetic rubber of                                                                              18                                                           chloroprene group                                                              synthetic rubber of     18                                                     nitrile group                                                                  synthetic rubber of           18                                               SBR group                                                                      copolymerization resin            35                                           of vinylchloride-                                                              vinylacetate                                                                   epichlorohydrin rubber                10                                       (homopolymer)                                                                  epichlorohydrin rubber                     10                                  (ethyleneperoxide                                                              copolymer)                                                                     graftpolymer composed of                       10                              epichlorohydrin rubber                                                         and acrylic monomer                                                            tetrahydrofurfuryl                                                             methacrylate      82    82    82  65  90   90  90                              butylaldehyde-aniline                                                                            10    10    10  10  10   10  10                              condensation product                                                           compatibility of chloro-                                                                         a     b     a   b   a    b   c                               sulfonated polyethylene                                                        and acrylic polymer in                                                         the A-agent                                                                    preserva-                                                                               room     6       d   d   d   e   e    e   b                           tion time                                                                               temp.   months                                                                         12       d   d   d   d   e    d   b                                            months                                                                         24       d   d   d   d   e    d   b                                            months                                                               40° C. × 30 days                                                             d     d     d   e   e    d   b                                      80° C. × 24 hours                                                            d     d     d   d   d    d   e                               layer separation stability                                                                       a     a     a   b   b    a   b                               ______________________________________                                          a = inferior,                                                                  b = satisfactory,                                                              c = superior,                                                                  d = gel,                                                                       e = increase in viscosity                                                

Example No. 3

    __________________________________________________________________________     Performance test                                                               B-agent      compounding No.                                                   compounding  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24                            __________________________________________________________________________     epichlorohydrin rubber                                                                       10          10          10                                       (homopolymer)                                                                  epichlorohydrin rubber                                                                           10          10          10                                   (ethyleneoxide copolymer)                                                      graft polymer composed of                                                                            10          10          10  10                           epichlorohydrin rubber                                                         and acrylic monomer                                                            butylaldehyde-aniline                                                                        10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10                           condensation product                                                           methyl methacrylate                                                                          88  88  88                                                       tetrahydrofurfuryl        88  88  88  86  86  86  88                           methacrylate                                                                   methacrylic acid                      2   2   2                                epoxy resin   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2                            phenol derivative                                                                              0.2                                                                                0.2                                                                                0.2                                                                                0.2                                                                                0.2                                                                                0.2                                                                                 0.2                                                                               0.2                                                                                0.2                            shear strength                                                                        after 10                                                                             180 180 180 100 100 100 120 120 120 100                           in ordinary                                                                           minutes                                                                 state Kgf/cm.sup.2                                                                    after 24                                                                       hours 300 320 300 200 210 200 220 230 220 200                           aging shear strength                                                                        300 320 300 200 210 200 220 230 220 200                           (Kgf/cm.sup.2)                                                                 heat-resisting shear                                                                         60  60  60  20  20  20  30  30  30  20                           strength (Kgf/cm.sup.2)                                                        water-resisting shear                                                                       250 270 250 180 180 180 190 190 190 180                           strength (Kgf/cm.sup.2)                                                        __________________________________________________________________________     The A-agent compounding which is used in the test                                         chlorosulfonated polyethylene                                                                  35                                                             methyl methacrylate or                                                                         55                                                             (tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate)                                              methacrylic acid                                                                               10                                                             ethylene dimethacrylate                                                                        1                                                              epoxy resin     4                                                              cumene hydroxide                                                                               1                                                              aging resister  0.5                                                 __________________________________________________________________________      (Notes)                                                                        adhesive test pieces: steel plate mutual: overlapping test of 1 cm .times      1 cm                                                                           aging test: enforcement of heat treatment (70° C. × seven         days) with respect to the test piece after 96 hours in the room                temperature, measurement after cooling and standing in the room                temperature.                                                                   heatresisting test: measurement of intensity under the temperature of          130° C. with respect to the test piece after standing for 48 hours      in the room temp.                                                              water resisting test: enforcement of immersion for 7 days in the water of      20 C. with respect to the test piece after standing for 48 hours in the        room temperature, measurement of intensity under wet state.              

How to Make the Test Pieces

The A-agent and the B-agent are applied severally to both faces of the material to be attached and an adhesion is performed in order to rub and combine slightly immediately, and the curing is carried out by fixing slightly with the jig.

Effect of the Invention

The defects which are possessed by the customary technique are improved by the present invention as follows:

(1) The working property become satisfactory.

A-agent and B-agent have the same viscosity, so the treatment becomes easier.

Also, the mixing application by the applicator becomes practicable.

(2) An excessive permeation of the amine-aldehyde condensation product disappeared.

The amine-aldehyde condensation product is compounded in the B-agent by the graft polymer composed of epichlorohydrin rubber and acrylic monomer as the binder so the excessive permeation of the amine-aldehyde condensation product is prevented.

(3) A stickiness of the overflowing portion is dissolved.

A fact that the amine-aldehyde condensation product is applied excessively disappears and then the stickiness of the overflowing portion is lost.

(4) A filling up-adhesive property is improved.

A inferior contact of the amine-aldehyde condensation product is decreased due to the both main agent types, and the composition in the present invention are capable of being applied to the surfaces with clearances of some degree. 

We claim:
 1. Two liquids non-mixed type-acrylic adhesive composition for attaching a first and second surface together, comprising:an A-agent having essentially:

    ______________________________________                                         a)  chlorosulfonated polyethylene                                                                        5-30 parts by weight                                 b)  one or more acrylic monomers which                                                                   10-100 parts by weight                                   are selected from the group                                                    consisting of acrylic acid,                                                    methacrylic acid, acrylic ester,                                               methacrylic ester, diacrylate,                                                 dimethacrylate, polyfunctional                                                 acrylate and polyfunctional                                                    dimethacrylate                                                             c)  diglycidyl ether epoxy resin                                                                         0-50 parts by weight                                 d)  peroxide of cumene hydroxide                                                                         1-50 parts by weight                                 e)  age resistor          0-5 parts by weight;                                 ______________________________________                                    

and a B-agent having essentially:

    ______________________________________                                         f)  a graft polymer consisting essentially                                                               1-40 parts by weight                                     of epichlorohydrin rubber and acrylic                                          monomer                                                                    g)  polymerization promotor consisting                                                                   1-50 parts by weight                                     essentially of amine-aldehyde condensation product                         h)  one or more acrylic monomers which                                                                   10-100 parts by weight                                   are selected from the group                                                    consisting essentially of acrylic acid,                                        methacrylic acid, acrylic ester,                                               methacrylic ester, diacrylate,                                                 dimethacrylate, polyfunctional                                                 acrylate and polyfunctional                                                    dimethacrylate                                                             i)  diglycidyl ether epoxy resin                                                                         0-50 parts by weight                                 j)  age resistor          0-5 parts by weight,                                 ______________________________________                                    

wherein the A-agent and the B-agent are obtained by mixing and stirring the above-mentioned a-e and f-j, respectively and wherein further the A-agent is applied to the first surface to be attached and the B-agent is applied to the second surface to be attached and subsequently the surfaces to be attached are pressed together, thereby causing the curing of the A-agent by the B-agent to form an adhesive coating. 